Fewer anti-Semitic crimes in Poland: report
PR dla Zagranicy
Alicja Baczyńska
30.05.2018 16:30
The number of cases involving anti-Semitic crimes handled by prosecutors in Poland dropped from 208 in 2015 to 112 in 2017, the Rzeczpospolita daily has reported.
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Anti-Semitic offences comprised 13.4 percent of all hate crimes dealt with by prosecutors in 2015, according to the paper.
In 2017, such incidents accounted for 6.5 percent of all recorded hate crimes, Rzeczpospolita added, citing figures from prosecutors.
A report released by the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights in November said that the number of anti-Semitic incidents has been falling in recent years, the daily reported.
(aba/pk)
Source: Rzeczpospolita
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